⁹ We tried to heal Babylon,
    but she cannot be healed.
So let us leave her,
    and let each of us go to our own country.
God in heaven will decide Babylon’s punishment.
    He will decide what will happen to Babylon.
¹⁰ The Lord got even for us.
    Come, let’s tell about that in Zion.
Let’s tell what the Lord our God has done.

¹¹ Sharpen the arrows!
    Get your shields!
The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes
    because he wants to destroy Babylon.
The army from Babylon destroyed his Temple in Jerusalem,
    so he will give them the punishment they deserve.